Speakers

Keith is a retired Police Sergeant with 30 years of frontline policing experience and now serves as an RPAS Inspector with the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Formerly Chief Pilot for West Midlands Police Drones, he played a leading role in developing and supporting over 50 emergency service drone pilots. A nationally accredited Counter Drone operator, trainer, and tactical advisor, Keith holds a Level 5 Award in Commercial Drone Chief Piloting (RQF). He has helped shape national drone policy and training through a secondment to the College of Policing and collaboration with the National Police Chiefs Council He has worked with industry, academia, and NPAS on BVLOS operations and advised the Home Office on the 2021 National Police Drone Landscape Review.